Cold War Submarines

2015-11-28T08:29:25-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/711/20151123023414003_hd.jpgCaptain Alfred McLaren (Retired) talked about his almost thirty year naval career, during which he took part in over 20 Cold War submarine operations, including patrolling in a nuclear submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and several pioneering operations under the arctic sea ice. Captain McLaren spoke about his entire career, beginning with the U.S. Naval Academy through the cold war, as well as his involvement in private submarine activities after retiring from the Navy. Captain McLaren is the author of Silent and Unseen: On Patrol in Three Cold War Attack Submarines.

Captain Alfred McLaren (Retired) talked about his almost thirty year naval career, during which he took part in over 20 Cold War submarine operations, including patrolling in a nuclear submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and several pioneering operations under the arctic sea ice. Captain McLaren spoke about his entire career, beginning with the U.S. Naval Academy through the cold war, as well as his involvement in private submarine activities after retiring from the Navy. Captain McLaren is the author of Silent and Unseen: On Patrol in Three Cold War Attack Submarines. close